Bio
Artist Bio
Born in Los Angeles, Meranda Walden is a self taught artist whose varied work explores the stark contrast of strength and raw sexual power, against the physical and psychological fragility underpinning many women’s lives. Themes of sexuality, power and cyclical changes, run deep in her work.
Meranda is trained as an actor and has appeared in such films as Catch Me If You Can and Red Dragon. She was associate producer and animator on the internet cartoon Alien Dune Babies and in 2007 directed and produced two short films of her own; Independence and What We Do. Her wide-ranging creative impulses have led her to an interdisciplinary and multi-media approach to art-making; utilizing traditional mediums like pencil, chalk and oil as well as film, photography and performance.
Artificial and organic, technology and nature; these elements merge together with Meranda’s personal narrative to create a work of profound depth.
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Acting Resumé
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Film/Television
| "The Kool-Aid Movie" | Robbie Lawrence, Dir. |
| "Hearts Noir" | Eric Elder, Dir. |
| "Dhampyr" | Reginald Mizell, Dir. |
| "Getting To Know You"* | Liz Lockman, Dir. |
| "Enlightenment" | Daniel Wilson, Dir. |
| "Catch Me If You Can" | Steven Spielberg, Dir. |
| "Red Dragon" | Brett Ratner, Dir. |
| "Consciousness" | Yoshinori, Dir. |
| "The Incandescent Shadow"** | Aaron Garcia, Dir. |
*Outfest 2005, Multiple festival awards
**Sacramento Film Festival 2003
Theatre
| Richard III | Duchess Of York | Paramount Studios (festival) |
| Dark of the Moon | Barbara Allen | Paramount Studios (festival) |
| Hamlet | Hamlet | Paramount Studios (festival) |
| Medea | Glauce | Paramount Studios (festival) |
| Big River | Town Tart | Grover Cleveland Humanities Theatre |
Training
| Brian Reise Acting Studios | On Camera/Cold Reading |
| Dawn Jeffrey Nelson | Scene Study |
| Shawn Nelson | Scene Study |
| Sarah Rosenberg | Speech/Debate |
| Le Club | Gymnastics |
| Ann Duncan | Ballet |
Reel
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Fun & Games
Independence: Director/Producer – Independent Film Channel (IFC media) Short Film Contest 2007
What We Do: Director/Producer – ‘On The Lot’, Short Film Contest 2007
Alien Dune Babies: Associate Producer/ Detail Animation & Additional Character Design
Storyboards, Concept Sketches, Cold Reading, Voice Over, Writing, Modeling, Logo Design, Painting, Vegetarian Cooking, Softball/Baseball, Basketball, Yoga, Gymnastics, Swimming/Diving, Billiards, Bowling, Girl Scouts (10 years)
Speech Awards- 1st Place Dramatic Interpretation-State of CA (scholarship)
Seven 1st place awards, on State and National levels.